Conjugation › Japanese › Hitsuyō desu
Japanese · Verb Tables · Beginner
必要です (hitsuyō desu) means "to need" in Japanese. Simplest present: — 必要です (hitsuyou desu). Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.
Use the polite non-past form, made by dropping る from an Ichidan verb and adding ます (masu). It covers both present habitual actions and simple facts.
| — | 必要です (hitsuyou desu) |
Replace ます with ました (mashita) to talk about a completed action.
| — | 必要でした (hitsuyou deshita) |
Japanese has no separate future tense: the same non-past ます form is used for the future, made clear by a time word like 明日 (tomorrow).
| — | 必要です (hitsuyou desu) |
| ビザが必要です。 Biza ga hitsuyō desu. | I need a visa. |
| 予約が必要でした。 Yoyaku ga hitsuyō deshita. | A reservation was needed. |
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